16 January - It is announced that a £14 billion training academy for all three armed forces is to be built at
St Athan in south Wales. (The project was scrapped three years later.)[3]
9 February - Unpredicted snow storms wreak havoc across the country. 602 schools and many more business forced to close. Traffic is heavily disrupted. Parts of the
M4 motorway temporary close and 500 people are trapped in cars on the A48 between Carmarthen and Cross Hands.
12 February - A report by the
National Trust reveals that more than 70% of the coastline in Wales, including 143 miles of coastline, is under threat from coastal erosion and flooding.
22 February - It is confirmed that
Prince Harry, the son of the Prince of Wales, will be serving with his regiment in
Iraq.
February - A lightning strike severely damages
Llandaff Cathedral organ.
4 May - In the elections for the
National Assembly for Wales, Labour suffer a net loss of three seats, Plaid Cymru make a net gain of three seats, and all other parties retain the same number of seats as before the election. Labour no longer have an overall majority.
Alun Pugh becomes the only Assembly minister to lose his seat, defeated by Conservative
Darren Millar. Labour defector
John Marek loses his seat to his former constituency secretary,
Lesley Griffiths. Plaid Cymru's
Mohammad Asghar becomes the first Assembly member from an ethnic minority.
July - The International Eisteddfod at
Llangollen is the best-attended since the event began, with ticket sales up 11% on the previous year.
26 July - Efforts to save the life of
Shambo, a black Friesian bull living at the Hindu Skanda Vale Temple near
Llanpumsaint, finally fail and the bull is put down after testing positive for
tuberculosis.
17 January - ISPAL (Institute for Sport, Parks and Leisure) is officially launched.
17 March - Wales defeat England in their final match of the
2007 Six Nations Championship, to finish fifth in the final table (beating Scotland only on overall points difference).
10 May - The
James Bevan Trophy is launched, to commemorate the Australian-born Welsh-raised man who was the first ever captain of the Wales rugby team.
3 June - Wales reach the semi-finals of the World Sevens (rugby union) tournament at
Murrayfield.
July - The Welsh Super Cup (football) is scheduled to be held at
Aberystwyth.
3 August -
Wales are defeated 62-5 by England in a warm-up match for the Rugby World Cup.
29 September - Wales lose to
Fiji in their decisive Group B match, and thus fail to reach the quarter-finals of the
Rugby World Cup.
29 September - Wales wins the gold medal at the European Mixed Curling Championships in Madrid, Spain. The Welsh team of Adrian Meikle (skip), Lesley Carol (third), Andrew Tanner (second), Blair Hughes (lead) and Chris Wells (alternate) took the Gold Medal in a thrilling Final against Denmark.
17 December -
James, son of
Prince Edward and
Sophie (then Earl and Countess of Wessex). The child is given his father's subsidiary title of "Viscount Severn" as a
courtesy title, in recognition of his mother's Welsh ancestry.[20] (Prince Edward, Sophie and James have since become Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and Earl of Wessex {by courtesy}, respectively.)
16 January - It is announced that a £14 billion training academy for all three armed forces is to be built at
St Athan in south Wales. (The project was scrapped three years later.)[3]
9 February - Unpredicted snow storms wreak havoc across the country. 602 schools and many more business forced to close. Traffic is heavily disrupted. Parts of the
M4 motorway temporary close and 500 people are trapped in cars on the A48 between Carmarthen and Cross Hands.
12 February - A report by the
National Trust reveals that more than 70% of the coastline in Wales, including 143 miles of coastline, is under threat from coastal erosion and flooding.
22 February - It is confirmed that
Prince Harry, the son of the Prince of Wales, will be serving with his regiment in
Iraq.
February - A lightning strike severely damages
Llandaff Cathedral organ.
4 May - In the elections for the
National Assembly for Wales, Labour suffer a net loss of three seats, Plaid Cymru make a net gain of three seats, and all other parties retain the same number of seats as before the election. Labour no longer have an overall majority.
Alun Pugh becomes the only Assembly minister to lose his seat, defeated by Conservative
Darren Millar. Labour defector
John Marek loses his seat to his former constituency secretary,
Lesley Griffiths. Plaid Cymru's
Mohammad Asghar becomes the first Assembly member from an ethnic minority.
July - The International Eisteddfod at
Llangollen is the best-attended since the event began, with ticket sales up 11% on the previous year.
26 July - Efforts to save the life of
Shambo, a black Friesian bull living at the Hindu Skanda Vale Temple near
Llanpumsaint, finally fail and the bull is put down after testing positive for
tuberculosis.
17 January - ISPAL (Institute for Sport, Parks and Leisure) is officially launched.
17 March - Wales defeat England in their final match of the
2007 Six Nations Championship, to finish fifth in the final table (beating Scotland only on overall points difference).
10 May - The
James Bevan Trophy is launched, to commemorate the Australian-born Welsh-raised man who was the first ever captain of the Wales rugby team.
3 June - Wales reach the semi-finals of the World Sevens (rugby union) tournament at
Murrayfield.
July - The Welsh Super Cup (football) is scheduled to be held at
Aberystwyth.
3 August -
Wales are defeated 62-5 by England in a warm-up match for the Rugby World Cup.
29 September - Wales lose to
Fiji in their decisive Group B match, and thus fail to reach the quarter-finals of the
Rugby World Cup.
29 September - Wales wins the gold medal at the European Mixed Curling Championships in Madrid, Spain. The Welsh team of Adrian Meikle (skip), Lesley Carol (third), Andrew Tanner (second), Blair Hughes (lead) and Chris Wells (alternate) took the Gold Medal in a thrilling Final against Denmark.
17 December -
James, son of
Prince Edward and
Sophie (then Earl and Countess of Wessex). The child is given his father's subsidiary title of "Viscount Severn" as a
courtesy title, in recognition of his mother's Welsh ancestry.[20] (Prince Edward, Sophie and James have since become Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and Earl of Wessex {by courtesy}, respectively.)